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Show OLD IJBEim BELL m CROSS THE JONTJtNT EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE IN THIS DIRECTION. It Decired lor Celebration of Restoration Res-toration of San Franclwo, Roac Festival, Fes-tival, Portland, Seattle-Alaska-Yukon Fair. San Franeijc. Jan. 9.-An effort to bring he historic liberty bell from its f ,f Jl. ,,ie towor o( Independence hall. Philadelphia, to beme a feature of tne great festival and celebration of the restoration of this city, which la to take place on May lt. and latr to be dl5Pla)cd at the Roo festival at lortland. Ore., in June, and Htlll later jo be Phon Q the Seattle-Alasla-Yu-Von exp.ltinn are being made bv the Maximilian club ,.f this city, working n conjunction with Seattle and Port-land Port-land men. The Milli.-n club executive committee, at Its meetinc todav de-elded de-elded that the request of tne three Pacific, Pa-cific, coaat citleH would be at onco transmitted to the mayor and super-vltorft super-vltorft of Philadelphia. The famous bell has been out of Philadelphia Phil-adelphia only twice since It wflK flr;t Installed ther ln colonial days once when It was taken to the Columbian exposition at Chicago, and asaln. wnon t the personal application of President Presi-dent McKlnley. It wn j.-nt on a triumphal tri-umphal tour of the southern tates. |